Blu-Ray Burner Comparision
Posted by Sean Fallon on August 28, 2006
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Plextor is the latest company to get into the PC Blu-ray writer business with the PX-B900A burner. However, the privilege of owning one will cost you $1000.
So how does this drive compare with the other two offerings by Sony and Pioneer?
Plextor PX-B900A Features and Specifications:
- Compatible with 25 GB and 50 GB Blu-ray discs
- Will burn BD-R/RE media at 9 MBps, or 2X
- Delivers 8X speed for DVD-Rs, 4X DVD+/-R on Double-Layer and Dual-Layer (DL) media, and 5X on DVD-RAM
- Supports 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 6X max DVD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, and 32X CD-ROM
- Packaged with Ulead’s Video Studio 10 and Intervideo’s WinDVD BD
- Price: $1000 - Available in October
Sony BWU-100A Features and Specifications:
- Compatible with 25 GB and 50 GB Blu-ray discs
- Capable of burning a full 25GB disc in about 50 minutes
- Can read and write single layer 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM discs, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer Discs, and CDs.
- 2x burning speeds for BD-R or BD-RE media
- Bundled with the CyberLink BD Solution® that allows capturing, authoring, editing and burning high-definition personal content captured by a HDV 1080i format camcorder onto BD discs.
- Price $750 - Available now from SonyStyle.com
Pioneer BDR-101A Features and Specifications:
- Does not write to dual-layer 50GB BD media.
- Capable of filling a a single 25GB BD-R disc in 45 minutes at the 2X max burning speed
- Does not read or write to CDs
- Supports 8x DVD+R and DVD-R
- Price $1000 - Available now from Tiger Direct
Any way you slice it, Blu-Ray burning is not ready for the mainstream market at these prices. Currently, the Sony BWU-100A looks to be the best deal - but if you are looking to playback HD media discs on your PC, Intervideo’s WinDVD BD packaged with the Plextor PX-B900A will get the job done. (See Nerd Approved Article: HD DVD and Blu-Ray Won’t Work on Windows Vista)
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